Device for making and forming cigarettes.



H. J. MONDOR.

DEVICE FOR MAKING AND FORMING CIGARETTES. APPLICATION FILED JULY 3. 1918.

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WITNESS:

HECTOR J. MONDOR, OF HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS.

DEVICE FOR MAKING AND FORMING CIGARETTES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 4. 1919.

Application filed July 3, 1918. Serial No. 243,099.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HECTOR J. Mormon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Holyoke, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Making and Forming Cigarettes, a

specification of which follows.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for making and forming cigarettes. The object of the invention is to provide an article which is convenient for the user to carry and one that will, at the same time,

permit the ready and careful formationof a cigarette. Broadly, the invention comprises a tubular member, either seamless or made in-two parts, for temporarily containing the paper tube or casing which is to contain the tobacco. This tube is first formed or rolled into the usual shape on a tubular member,

either on a separate tube of suitable length,

or, if desired, the cigarette holder may be used to form the paper tubeor casing. After the tube of paper is rolled it'is then inserted into the device for inserting the tobacco filling material. A suitable funnel is attached to one end of the tubular member which serves as a measuring device to determine the quantity of tobacco to housed in forming a cigarette. The funnel is formed with a spout for directing the flow of the tobacco into the paper tube. For the purpose of tamping the tobacco into the paper tube, and for removing the finished cigarette, a rod having a loop or an eye at one end is employed, the looped end serving as a pusher to remove the finishedcigarette, and the other or straight end serving to tamp or force the tobacco from the funnel into the paper tube. This rod may also serve the purpose of cleaning the cigarette holder which is usually formed of amber or some suitable material.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a tubeor cylindrical shaped member around which the paper is folded for forming the containing tube which'holdsthe tobacco.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the complete art1cle showing the dlrecting spout and measuring funnel inserted in the upper end of the tube and the removable cap at its lower end for closing the tube.

Fig. 3 is the tamping rod and also the pusher or removing rod for the finished cigarette.

Fig. 4 is a view showing the piece of cigarette paper being wrapped around the tube shown in Fig. 1, it being understood that the edges of the paper are moistened before being inserted into' the tubular member shown in Fig. 2 in full lines and in section in Figs. 5, 6, and 7.

Fig. 5 shows the forming tube indicated in Fig. 1, with the paper rolled thereon and inserted in the tube, the arrow indicating the direct-ion the forming tube is moved 1n removing this tube from the outer or main tubular member.

Fig. 6 is a verticalsectional view through the device indicating the tamping rod forcing the tobacco downward into the paper tube in the container.

Fig. 7 indicates the manner of removing the finished cigarette, the cap at the lower end of the tube first being removed.

Referring to the drawings in deta1l:1 1ndicates the tubular or barrel member of thedevice, which is shown insection in Figs. 5, 6, and 7. The lower end of this tubular member can be temporarily closed by means of the cap 2, which is formed with a slot 3 and recessed portion 4 for receivingpin 5 on the tubular member 1 or in other words, the cap is attached thereto by what is known as a bayonet joint connection. 6 indicates a funnel shaped member having a split depending collar 7, for engaging theouter surface of the tubular member 1 as shown clearly in Figs. 6 and 7; the collar 7 being split at 7 and of such diameter as to fricticnally engage the outer surface of the upper end of the tubular member 1. For the purpose of forming the usual paper cylinder which is to contain the tobacco of the cigarette, the forming member, indicated in Fig. 1, is provided, which consists of the tube 8 around which the paper 9 is rolled as shown in Fig. 4, the

flap 10 of which is moistened for the purpose of closing the paper tube by making it adhereto the body part in the usual manner of rolling a cigarette by hand. The tube 8 and the paper cylinder 9 in Fig. 5. It should be observed that the paper 9 extends slightly below the tube 8 as shown in Fig. 4 and indicated at 11, whereby after the paper cylinder is formed, the

thereon are then both inserted in the tubular member 1 as shown- I lower end can be closed before it is inserted I in the cylinder 1 as indicated in Fig. 5, the- Tobacco is then introduced into this funnel.

until the same is full. The tamping' rod 13 isused to force the tobacco down into the paper cylinder 9, the contents being indi- 1 catedby the numeral 14, as clearly shown in this figure. The lowerend of the funnel 6 serves asa spout to direct the flow of tobacco into the paper tube 9, this end of the funnel being designated by the numeral 15. After the tobacco is forced into the tube, the cap 2 -is removed and the looped end 16 of the rod 13 is used to push the completed cigarette out of the tube 1 as indicated by the arrow 17. If desired, the rod 13 may be ina sorted at the lower end of the tube'l after the cap 2 has been removed, instead of at, the top as shown in Fig. 7, for removingthe finished loss of'the, cap. It will benoticed-that the 80 funnel 6 enters the filling end of the paper tube only a short distance.

v From this description it will be seen that a device forforming a cigarette is provided which can be easily carried by the user and one that will permit the accurate and quick formation of a cigarette, the quantity of tobacco used being measured. A suitable de- M vice is also employed for tampin the to-' bacco and for removing the finis ed ciga- 40 rette. The tube '8, around which the tube of paper is formed, is'shownsplit at 8. It is,

The cylinder 8 is-then removed in the of course obvious that this tube may be made in place on the tubular member and a delivmy end entering the upper end of the tubular member for directing the flow of the contents of the cigarette into the paper casing of the cigarette.

2..A device for forming a cigarette com prising an open ended tubular member, a

cap for temporarily closing one end by means of a bayonet-joint construction for prevent-- ing the tobacco contents of a pa er casing from escaping as the tobacco is introduced into said casing, a funnel for directing the flow of the tobacco into the casing said fun- -nel having means for frictionally engaging the outer side of the opposite end of the tu-.

bular member and means for entering the re- 1 V ceiving end of the paper casing, as described." cigarette. A chain 2' is used to prevent the 3. A device for forming a cigarette comprising an open ended tubular member, a cap en aging and for temporarily closing one en for preventing the tobacco contentsof a casing, said funnel being 'securedto the op-.

posite end of the tubular member and hav in means for entering the receiving end on y for a short distance of the paper casing,

as described.

HECTOR J. Mormon. 

